About the Dunsford Conservation Area
The Dunsford Conservation Area covers about 6.7 hectares and was designated by Dartmoor National Park in 1972. Inside the boundary are 25 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 23 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, Grade I. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- Church of St MaryGrade I
- Lewis HillGrade II*
- 2 and 3, Bridge StreetGrade II
- Barn Adjoining Brimblecombes at SouthGrade II
- BrimblecombesGrade II
- Churchyard Wall to South of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Cottage Adjoining Dymond Cottage at East Inlcuding Adjoining Wall to the SouthGrade II
- Court CottageGrade II
- Court CottagesGrade II
- Court CottagesGrade II
- Doctors Surgery and Garden Wall Between Surgery and VicarageGrade II
- Doone CottageGrade II
- Dymond CottageGrade II
- East Steps East Steps and Foxhole and Garden Wall to the North West of East Steps FoxholeGrade II
- Farmbuildings Forming the Farmyard to the Northof Townsend FarmhouseGrade II
- Garden Wall to the South West of the Old Post CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Memorial About 5 Metres North of East End of North Aisle of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Old Cawte Farmhouse and Wall to the North WestGrade II
- Old Post Cottage and Mounting BlockGrade II
- Part of Cross to the North West of the South Gate to the Church of St MaryGrade II
- Southmead Woodland ViewGrade II
- Stephens Memorial About 4 Metres South of the East Wall of the Church of St MaryGrade II
- The Post OfficeGrade II
Show all 25 listed buildings ↓All 25 listed buildings
- Townsend FarmhouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBDunsford Conservation Area AppraisalDartmoor National Park’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Dartmoor National Park and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.